How To Install libxfont2 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxfont2 on Debian 10.
What is libxfont2
libxfont2 is:
libXfont provides various services for X servers, most notably font selection and rasterisation (through external libraries).
More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:https://www.X.org
This module can be found at git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/lib/libXfont
There are three methods to install libxfont2 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libxfont2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libxfont2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxfont2
Install libxfont2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxfont2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxfont2
Install libxfont2 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libxfont2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxfont2
How To Uninstall libxfont2 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libxfont2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxfont2
Uninstall libxfont2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxfont2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxfont2
Remove libxfont2 Configurations and Data
To remove libxfont2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxfont2
Remove libxfont2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxfont2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxfont2
Dependencies
libxfont2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxfont2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.